The Kennedy Men: 1901-1963

Laurence Leamer

HarperCollins, Oct 15, 2002 - Biography & Autobiography - 928 pages

The renowned biographer and New York Times bestselling author of The Kennedy Women returns with this first volume in a multigenerational history that will forever change the way America views its most famous family ...

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I enjoyed it. It taught me a lot that I didn't understand about the history I remember from my youth, but also about how the Kennedys came to dominate the politics of the US in the middle of the 20th ...

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I really enjoyed the book. I learned a lot of history too. Thank goodness the press had respect for public figures at that time. Some times it's best to only know the good side of people. The only ...

Contents

• A TRUE MAN: 3
• GENTLEMEN AND CADS: 15
• MANLY PURSUITS: 28
• TWO YOUNG MICKS WHO NEED DISCIPLINE: 43
• MOVING ON: 54
• MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED: 75
• THE HARVARD GAME: 94
• MR AMBASSADOR: 112
• ITS THE END OF THE WORLD THE END OF EVERYTHING: 136
• CHILD OF FORTUNE CHILD OF FATE: 158
• A BROTHERS WAR: 185
• A NEW GENERATION OFFERS A LEADER: 219
• THE GREASE OF POLITICS: 271
• THE GOLDEN FLEECE: 298
• ARISTOCRATIC INSTINCTS: 323
• THE PURSUIT OF POWER: 353
• THE RITES OF AMBITION: 378
• A SIN AGAINST GOD: 402
• A PATRIOTS SONG: 432
• THE TORCH HAS BEEN PASSED: 471
• THE ROAD TO GIR6N BEACH: 494
• A COLD WINTER: 522
• BOBBYS GAME: 553
• LIVES IN FULL SUMMER: 577
• DANGEROUS GAMES: 596
• A HELL OF A BURDEN TO CARRY: 620
• THE KNOT OF WAR: 643
• THE BELLS OF LIBERTY: 664
• THE ADRENALINE OF ACTION: 688
• TO LIVE IS TO CHOOSE 775: 717
• REQUIEM FOR A PRESIDENT: 738
• SOURCE ABBREVIATIONS: 745
• NOTES: 749
• BIBLIOGRAPHY: 829
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: 847
• INDEX 553: 853

About the author

Laurence Leamer is the author of thirteen books, including The Kennedy Women and Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger, with many bestsellers among them. Leamer was on the staff at Newsweek, and has written for The New York Times Magazine, Harper's, Playboy, and many other publications. He lives in Palm Beach and Washington, D.C.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Kennedy Men: 1901-1963
• Author: Laurence Leamer
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 2002
• ISBN: 0060502886, 9780060502881
• Length: 928 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Rich & Famous; History / United States / 20th Century